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Iran-Backed Forces Open Fire on Iraqi Protesters

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Iraq protests 2020

By Jubin Katiraie

Iran-backed security forces opened fire on protesters in Najaf and Babil, southern Iraq, with gunfire continuing into the night, as well as using tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Iran’s Authorities Are Destroying Its Agriculture

Iran’s apple farmers throw out their crops because of the lack of market

By Pooya Stone

Recently, many videos have been posted on social media showing deprived farmers destroying their crops with their own hands or being forced to sell them at a low price but did not accept to give it to the government.

Kurdish Political Prison Infected With Coronavirus

Zeinab Jalalian, an Iranian Kurdish political prisoner

By Jubin Katiraie

Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian contracted coronavirus at Qarchak Prison in Varamin and the Ministry of Intelligence isn’t allow her to be taken to a hospital, her father said.

Iran’s State-Run Newspaper Confirms Regime’s Coronavirus Incompetence

Dr Hossein Rafiei

By Pooya Stone

The state-run newspaper Mostaghel, in an interview with a health official, acknowledged that the high number of deaths is the result of the regime’s criminal policies.

Iran – Silent Increase in the Price of Fruit, Sweets, Chocolate, and Train Tickets

The Iranian government increases the price of fruit, sweets, chocolate, and train tickets

By Jubin Katiraie

According to a survey by Iran’s Parliamentary Research Center, the poverty line for a four-person household in Tehran has risen from 2.5 million tomans to 4.5 million tomans in the last two years, an increase of 80 percent. (Gostaresh, 4 June 2020)

Has Iran’s Economy Actually Fallen?

Iran's economy turbulence

By Pooya Stone

Today, almost all countries across the globe have managed to overcome their inflation rate issues. In this respect, in 2018, the average global inflation rate was 2.4 percent; however, Iran had been ranked fourth in the world.

Iran Is the First Country to Announce a Second Wave of Coronavirus

Iran coronavirus

By Jubin Katiraie

The head of Iran’s Information Center of the Ministry of Health announced that with the death of 63 other people due to the Coronavirus virus in the last 24 hours, according to official government statistics (noting that these are not the real numbers), the number of coronavirus victims in Iran has reached 8134.

Smuggling Gang Received $36Bn & 80 Tons of Gold by Presidential Order: Iranian MP

Javad Karimi Qoddussi

By Pooya Stone

“By the written order of President Hassan Rouhani to the then Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), $36.1 billion and 80 tons of gold was given to smugglers of goods, forex, and drug,” said the new-elected lawmaker from Mashhad city Javad Karimi Qoddussi in a public session of the Parliament (Majlis) on June 2.

Iran: Drought and Water Shortage Crisis Threatens the Lives of Urban and Rural Residents

Iran water shortage

By Jubin Katiraie

While the need for water for health purposes has doubled with the continuing situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, with the onset of the hot season, the problem of water scarcity in various provinces and cities of Iran has arisen.

Iran’s IKCO Raises Price of Eight Automobiles

Iran Khodro

By Pooya Stone

According to an official familiar with the automobile market in Iran, the Competition Council of the country has set an increase by four-to-48 percent for eight products of the Iran Khodro automaker company (IKCO).